Inside ANC meetings with Afrikaners over Bela Act
Senior officials from the department of basic education pushed back against the amendments suggested by the leaders of Afrikaner groupings.
20 October 2024 - 00:00
Department of education officials who attended meetings between the ANC and Afrikaner organisations pushed back against proposals to amend controversial sections 4 and 5 of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act, arguing the two provisions were “sound”...
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